Warbird Information Exchange

The Photo Tour in the Morning. What is that all about? You get in early and see the a/c before anyone else gets there, is that it? Not that that is bad.

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Yep. That is exactly what the photo tour is. I haven't done that myself, but I have been near the front of the line for 9 AM opening. It appears the people on the tour can easily move about and get their pics quickly.

Mike

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Mike R. Henniger
Aviation Enthusiast & Photographer
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The photo tour runs from 7:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. daily. Photographers are allowed to spend two hours (supervised) on the air show ramp without any public interference.
It is an excellent opportunity to photograph everything in ideal conditions.
Information on the photo tour will posted will shortly but if you want to register early you can contact Tom Walsh at walsh@lweb.net
Blue skies...
Kevin Walsh
Aviation Events Director
Yankee Air Museum

A couple of questions. For the photo tours, are the planes orientated to take best advantage of the morning sun (i.e. not shooting directly into the sun to get a front view of the plane)? Also, at the end of the photo tour (9am), are participants allowed to stay on the grounds or must they exit and re-enter with everyone else?

Thanks!
Mark

I am not a YAF member, so my comments are based on my observations. The planes are not reoriented. However the morning sun provides light from the 8-7 o'clock direction with the way most of the planes are parked. I would think they allow you to stay on the grounds, but perhaps someone from the YAF can confirm.

Mike

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Mike R. Henniger
Aviation Enthusiast & Photographer
http://www.AerialVisuals.ca
http://www.facebook.com/AerialVisuals

Do you want to find locations of displayed, stored or active aircraft? Then start with the The Locator.
Do you want to find or contribute to the documented history of an aircraft? If so then start with the Airframes Database.

Mark,
In the past, most of the aircraft are oriented East/West with their noses pointing East. We are trying for the same ramp set-up again this year. Obviously, with the loss of our hangar we may have to re-orient the ramp a bit but we always try for the most ideal ramp layout. We had the photo tour fill up very quickly last year and we heard nothing but great things about it, hence why we are running it again.
After the 7:00 - 9:00 a.m. session the photographers get to stay on the grounds. We won't inconvenience our photo tour guests by having them leave and re-enter the grounds.
Hope that answers your questions.
Blue skies..
Kevin T. Walsh
Aviation Events Director
Yankee Air Museum